My Trauma is My Gift
September 19, 2021
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In sharing the ugliest parts of my experience, I exercise my gift to make others feel seen. For those who have not found the words or
complex PTSD recovery
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Healing After a Lifetime of Invalidation
August 7, 2021
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Thoughtful Cruelty I obssess reflect often on how my reactions to trauma—my insecurity, shame, and depression—were treated harshly by the very people I depended on.
Raising Boys Amid Trauma, Silence, and Emotional Games
July 17, 2021
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Artificial Indifference Artificial Indifference. Finally—a name for the thing that was sought, feigned, and revered in my family, and later in an equally dysfunctional marriage.
Boxing With Ghosts: Understanding My Trauma Responses
May 29, 2021
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Recognizing my own trauma has helped me understand how my reactions once served as proof of “insanity” and lack of credibility—for the people who needed